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Justice for Philando Castile - Rally and March 
Oscar Grant Plaza (14th/Broadway)
Oakland, CA...
Event Date: Sat, Jun 17, 2017 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Jun 16, 2017 9:03pm PDT
New Restrictions on City Hall Access Must Be Reviewed by Council 
Moratorium Pending Review is Appropriate Under the Circumstances...
Posted: Sun, Jun 11, 2017 8:42am PDT
Police Brutality Victims Printed in Chalk in Front of SF Friends School. (video/mp4 44.3MB) 2016 police brutality victims printed in chalk on sidewalk in the Mission....
Posted: Fri, Jun 9, 2017 4:42pm PDT
Folsom Hunger Strike: Solidarity Rally Reportback 
People from all over Northern California came out to express their support for the Folsom hunger strikers. Southern Californians showed up for the effort as well, organizing a solidarity rally of their own at Twin Towers Jail in Los Angeles....
Posted: Fri, Jun 9, 2017 3:33pm PDT
Tres residents del Condado de Santa Cruz han sido arrestados por ICE 
Oponernos a estas incursiones de los agentes de ICE en nuestro Condado, que es Santuario, haciendo prisioneros a nuestros vecinos más indefensos, separando familias, y mandando olas de miedo a todos los rincones....
Posted: Fri, Jun 9, 2017 3:06pm PDT
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Arrests in Santa Cruz County Resist these incursions by federal agents into our Sanctuary territory, taking prisoners among some of our most vulnerable neighbors, splitting families apart, and sending waves of fear throughout our immigrant communities....
Posted: Fri, Jun 9, 2017 3:00pm PDT
ACLU Releases New Data on Stockton Unified’s Pattern of Wrongly Arresting Students 
June 6, 2017 - Today, the ACLU of Northern California released new and troubling arrest data from Stockton Unified School District (SUSD), obtained through an ACLU Public Records Act lawsuit brought in 2016....
Posted: Fri, Jun 9, 2017 10:20am PDT
Justice 4 Desmond Phillips Rally State Capitol in Sacramento....
Event Date: Fri, Jun 9, 2017 3:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Jun 8, 2017 1:30pm PDT
#DefundOPD - Rally and City Council Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater, Oakland City Hall
14th & Broadway, Oakland, CA...
Event Date: Tue, May 30, 2017 4:30pm PDT
Posted: Sun, May 28, 2017 5:53pm PDT
Hunger Strike Begins at Old Folsom State Prison 
Our voice in here can be drowned out by administration, but those out there can help by making their voice heard in concern with our treatment. We urge you to contact all officials and ask questions on the conditions here, and make sure procedures are met for those hunger striking....
Posted: Thu, May 25, 2017 11:13pm PDT
Sarah Yoell, Step Down! We Demand REAL Community Oversight of the Oakland Police Department 
We are joining forces with the Oakland Justice Coalition to demand that Sarah Yoell — appointed by District 3 City Councilmember Lynnette Gibson McElhaney — step down immediately from the selection panel for the Oakland Police Oversight Commission....
Posted: Tue, May 23, 2017 2:59pm PDT
Hunger Strike Set to Begin May 25 at Folsom State Prison All the prisoners held in Folsom’s ASU and Ad-Seg are without food bowls, therefore having to eat out of ziplock bags. They have no cups, needing to drink water from an old milk carton....
Posted: Mon, May 22, 2017 11:58pm PDT
FightBack against City Manager's Anti-Homeless Signs at City Hall 
Throughout the past week, unhoused folks, who some call the Survival Sleepers, have defied the latest drive-em-out edicts of City Manager Martin Bernal. Other activists are planning protests at City Council next Tuesday. Bernal has refused to answer simple questions about his newly posted signs. Mayor Chase in a recent interview refused to put the issue on the May 23rd Agenda for Public Discussion and Vote....
Posted: Sat, May 20, 2017 11:44am PDT
Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart, Contrary to Assurances, Collaborates with ICE 
Evidence given to Sanctuary activists proves that Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart has been collaborating on “immigration-only” enforcement by ICE. Hart refuses to change the County Jail’s policies, which are voluntary....
Posted: Fri, May 19, 2017 10:01pm PDT
The NoDAPL / Copwatch Food Truck. A WeCopwatch and Standing Rock Copwatch collaboration 
In the fall of 2016, WeCopwatch traveled to North Dakota to support the indigenous-led resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline’s drilling along the Missouri River, right on the border of the Standing Rock Reservation. Water protectors had been experiencing violence and repression from local, and state authorities as well as DAPL employees....
Posted: Fri, May 19, 2017 12:53pm PDT
Report on Projection at Oakland Coliseum 
Don the Con has admitted to obstructing justice, and he should be impeached. We tried to project just that on a billboard next to Oracle Coliseum, after a Warriors game (victory!). IMPEACH didn't fit the sign as well as Fuck Trump. As fireworks went up so did the chant, "Fuck Trump! Fuck Trump!"...
Posted: Wed, May 17, 2017 9:34pm PDT
Paying More for Being Poor — Bias and Disparity in California’s Traffic Court System 
California's traffic fines and fees are some of the highest in the country, and new data shows that current California policies disproportionately impact people of color. Two bills before the California Legislature (SB 185 and AB 412) would address many of the disparities....
Posted: Mon, May 15, 2017 7:13pm PDT
Tell Oakland's City Council: Defund OPD, Invest in Community The process of allocating Oakland’s 2.6 billion dollar budget for 2017-2019 has begun. We believe that the scandal-ridden and dysfunctional Oakland Police Department consumes far too many of our city's resources. It’s time to audit police spending and performance, and redirect wasted funds to community-building, constructive strategies for making Oakland a safer and better place to live....
Posted: Mon, May 15, 2017 11:20am PDT
An Open Letter to the Berkeley City Council: Police Militarization, Urban Shield and Trump Voting to endorse police cooperation with the FBI and Homeland Security creates a direct threat to the citizens of Berkeley. The City Council needs to take a moral stand and make a statement: “Berkeley will not cooperate with this xenophobic and racist Trump administration.”...
Posted: Fri, May 12, 2017 4:49pm PDT
Standing Rock Copwatchers in the Bay Area 
In 2016 we left our families, our homes, our lives to go defend the water at Standing Rock, North Dakota. We stood in struggle with hundreds of tribes from across the country and continent. Our fight was for mother earth, and it was for our people, our history, and for our future....
Posted: Thu, May 11, 2017 2:05pm PDT
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